The Advantages Of Ponds: - Answers • Are adaptable to land application;
• Consume little energy;
• Serve as a wildlife habitat;
• Has an increased potential design life;
• Has few sludge handling and disposal
problems; and
• Is probably the most trouble-free of any
treatment process when used correctly
Pond Limitations: - Answers • May emit odors
• Requires a large area of land
• Treats wastes inconsistently depending on
climatic conditions
• May contaminate groundwater
• May have high suspended solids levels in the
effluent.
• Lagoons can provide a breeding area for
mosquitoes and other insects
Pond Components - Answers - Flow Meter
- Bar screen
- Pond Inlets
- Pond depth and outlet control
- Outlet baffle
- Dike or levee
- Transfer line
, - Recirculation line
- Chlorination/ disinfection
- Effluent
Define Stabilization Ponds - Answers Ponds designed to receive
wastes with no prior treatment
are often referred to as "raw
wastewater (sewage) lagoons"
or "stabilization ponds".
Define Polishing Ponds - Answers Ponds are sometimes used in series after a treatment plant,
thus giving a form of tertiary treatment.
• These are sometimes called "polishing ponds."
Elevated pH is important for several
reasons: - Answers • 1. Causes the dissociation of the H2S molecule.
• This means that if the pH of a pond rises above 8.2,
the hydrogen sulfide molecule will disassociate into
its component parts.
• At a pH above 8.2, hydrogen sulfide cannot exist as
an odor-producing molecule.
• 2. High pH encourages pathogen inactivation
and die-off.
• 3. Elevated pH is important for the volatilization
and removal of ammonia from the lagoon
system.
• The upper surface of a lagoon is
responsible for: - Answers - Pathogen destruction by UV